Researchers studying a species of bats in Panama found the creatures can vary their heart rates from more than 1,000 beats per minute (BPM) when flying to 200 BPM when resting.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a way to convert “bad” fat—the kind that accumulates around our stomachs, hips and thighs—into “good” fat, which helps to burn calories and generate heat, initiating what could be a novel treatment for obesity.

New research from the American Diabetes Association advises controlling symptoms of type 2 diabetes, including hyperglycemia and blood pressure control, may help prevent the decline of cognitive performance associated with the disease.

We all know whole grains are our best dietary bet for staying healthy—right?

The 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health revealed 31.2 percent of American children age 10-17 are either overweight or obese.

After testing a once-weekly injectable form of glucose-lowering drug exenatide on type 2 diabetes patients for years, researchers have concluded the medication doesn’t have any effect on the incidence of major cardiovascular events.

More Americans are monitoring their blood pressure at home, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, but those more likely to do so have partners and college degrees.

Sex-specific treatments of hypertension in teenagers and young adults might prove to be beneficial later in life, a group of Canadian scientists have found.